I have been using time based charts for some time now. I've used Tick charts in the past but decided that time-based were better for me and my methods. I'm starting to look at Range bars for my finest "timeframe" chart - using a 4 or 5 range in the TF for entries and managing initial stops.
My question is this - what are some of the reasons you like using range bars instead of or in addition to time based charts? I can see that they register consolidation well and also show trending moves in a "smoothed" way that time based charts don't. However, because I'm new to them I wanted to tap the wisdom of futures.io (formerly BMT) to learn more about this charting method. Any reasons big or small that you have for liking Range bars are welcome.